Autologous stem-cell transplantation

Autologous stem-cell transplantation is the autologous transplantation of stem cells—that is, transplantation in which stem cells are removed from a person, stored, and later given back to that same person.
Although it is most frequently performed with hematopoietic stem cells in hematopoietic [stem cell transplantation], cardiac cells have also been used successfully to repair damage caused by heart attacks.
Autologous stem-cell transplantation is distinguished from Hematopoietic stem [cell transplantation#Allogeneic|allogenic] stem cell transplantation where the donor and the recipient of the stem cells are different people.
It can be also used as an Assisted [reproductive technology] to improve the reproductive outcomes. In a first step the bone marrow derived stem cells are mobilized. After that they will be isolated from the peripheral blood by apheresis. The treated stem cells will then be infused into the ovarian artery through catheterism.